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ORDINANCE NO. 05-607-O

 

        AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR WATER AND SANITARY SEWER; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 01-569-O, ORDINANCE NO. 01-571-O, AND ORDINANCE NO. 03-582-O.

 

        WHEREAS, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc., has prepared and provided the City of Columbia City Systems Development Charge and Capital Improvement Plan Update for Sanitary Sewer and Water Systems dated November 2004; and,

 

        WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to accept, approve and adopt the City of Columbia City Systems Development Charge and Capital Improvement Plan Update for Sanitary Sewer and Water Systems dated November 2004, and establish rates, fees and charges for water and sanitary sewer as recommended by the update; and,

 

        WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on March 3, 2005, to hear public comment on the Systems Development Charge and Capital Improvement Plan Update for Sanitary Sewer and Water Systems, and notice of said hearing was published in The Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation, on February 16, 2005; and,

 

        WHEREAS, written notice was mailed to persons who have requested written notification prior to the adoption or amendment of a methodology for any system development charge, as provided by ORS 223.304(7)(a) at least 90 days prior to the March 3, 2005 hearing.

 

        NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Columbia City ordains as follows:

 

        Section 1.  System Development Charge Update:  The City of Columbia City Systems Development Charge and Capital Improvement Plan Update for Sanitary Sewer and Water Systems prepared by Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc., dated November 2004 is hereby accepted, approved and adopted.  A copy of said update is attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein.

 

        Section 2.  System Development Charges:  As recommended by the update, the following sanitary sewer and water system development charges (SDCs) are hereby adopted:

 

A.  Sanitary sewer SDC:  The sanitary sewer SDC shall be the total sum of the applicable Columbia City SDC and the applicable St. Helens SDC:

 

Columbia City Sanitary Sewer SDC:

 

                                                                                                                     Total

Water Meter               Meter Size          Reimbursement           Improvement        Columbia

Size (inches)              Impact Factor              Fee                        Fee              City SDC

         

3/4 (base)                    1.00                  $ 1,150.00                 $   473.00        $ 1,623.00

       1                         1.33                     1,531.00                      629.00            2,160.00

    1-1/2                       2.00                     2,302.00                      946.00            3,248.00

       2                         2.67                     3,072.00                   1,263.00            4,335.00

       3                         4.00                     4,603.00                   1,892.00            6,495.00

       4                         5.33                     6,134.00                   2,522.00            8,656.00

       6                         8.00                     9,206.00                   3,785.00          12,991.00

 

St. Helens Sanitary Sewer SDC:

 

$3,738.00 per equivalent dwelling unit

 

[As amended by Ord. No. 08-648-O 06/06/08.]

 

B.     Water SDC:  The water SDC shall be as follows:

 

Water Meter           Meter Capacity        Reimbursement   Improvement             Total

Size (inches)           Impact Factor                Fee                   Fee                   SDC

       

  3/4 (base)                1.00                 $   2,348.00      $  1,944.00         $   4,292.00

        1                      1.67                       3,922.00          3,245.00              7,167.00

     1-1/2                    3.33                       7,822.00          6,471.00            14,293.00

        2                      5.33                     12,520.00        10,357.00            22,877.00

        3                      10.00                     23,486.00        19,433.00             42,919.00

        4                      16.66                     39,129.00        32,376.00            71,505.00

        6                      33.33                     78,282.00        64,771.00          143,053.00

 

[Amended by Ordinance No. 08-644-O 01/04/08.]

 

        Section 3:  Fire Suppression:  The SDC will be calculated on the code required meter size to accommodate actual fixture count, excluding fire suppression requirements.

 

        Section 4:  Repeal:  Ordinance No. 01-569-O, adopted January 18, 2001, Ordinance No. 01-571-O, adopted May 17, 2001, and Ordinance No. 03-582-O, adopted April 17, 2003 are hereby repealed.

 

        Section 5:  Effective Date:   This ordinance shall take effect 30 days following its adoption by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.

 

        Passed by the Council on March 17, 2005 and approved by the Mayor March 18, 2005.

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